Autoamerican
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| Studio album by Blondie | ||
| Released | 29 November 1980 | |
| Recorded | 1980 | |
| Genre | Pop/New Wave | |
| Length | 46:39 | |
| Label | Chrysalis Records | |
| Producer(s) | Mike Chapman | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Blondie chronology | ||
| Eat To The Beat (1979) |
Autoamerican (1980) |
The Best Of Blondie (1981) |
Autoamerican (November 1980) was the fifth studio album to be released by Blondie, whereupon it reached number 3 in the U.K. charts, then stalled in the lower regions of the charts for some weeks before dropping out. This was the last big hitting album for the band before they broke up in 1982.
The band released two singles from this album, "The Tide Is High" and "Rapture". "The Tide Is High" hit number one in several countries, including the U.S. and the UK. "Rapture", the first rap song to be released from the band. It was the first ever rap song to reach number one on the singles chart in the U.S.. It also reached number five in the UK.
"Call Me", originally from the soundtrack to the motion picture American Gigolo was not originally on Autoamerican, but appears on the 2001 reissue as a bonus track.
[edit] Track listing
- "Europa" (Chris Stein) – 3:31
- "Live It Up" (Stein) – 4:09
- "Heres Looking At You" (Debbie Harry, Stein) – 2:58
- "The Tide Is High" (Howard Barrett, Tyrone Evans, John Holt) – 4:39
- "Angels On The Balcony" (Laura Davis, Jimmy Destri) – 3:47
- "Go Through It" (Harry, Stein) – 2:40
- "Do The Dark" (Destri) – 3:51
- "Rapture" (Harry, Stein) – 6:30
- "Faces" (Harry) – 3:51
- "T-Birds" (Nigel Harrison, Harry) – 3:56
- "Walk Like Me" – 3:44
- "Follow Me" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 3:01
[edit] Bonus Tracks (2001 CD reissue)
- "Call Me" [Original Long Version] (Harry, Giorgio Moroder) – 8:06
- "Suzy & Jeffrey" (Harrison, Harry) – 4:10
- "Rapture" [Special Disco Mix] (Harry, Stein) – 9:59
